Is there a way to have Makefiles run automatically (then pause at the end) when doubleclicked in Windows Explorer?
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Is there a way to have Makefiles run automatically (then pause at the end) when doubleclicked in Windows Explorer?
Makefiles themselves are not meant to be executable, but there is a way to automate the making of programs by using a batch file (for Windows) or a shell script (for Unix). Place the following in a notepad text file and rename it to a .bat extension file (like makeprogram.bat):
This .bat file is executable, and if placed in the same folder as a makefile will compile according to said makefile using the make command.